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In James Goldman's The Lion in Winter, Alfred Molina stars as King Henry the Second: a fiery and emotional ruler married to the cool and calculating Eleanor of Aquitaine, played by Kathleen Chalfant. It’s Christmas in the year 1183, and Henry and Eleanor are locked in a heated chess game for the future of the kingdom – using their three sons as pawns in a vicious battle of wits.
Hour One includes a conversation with historian Scott Waugh of UCLA about the real-life Henry and Eleanor; Hour Two includes a feature on famous dysfunctional families in theatre.
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In James Goldman's The Lion in Winter, Alfred Molina stars as King Henry the Second: a fiery and emotional ruler married to the cool and calculating Eleanor of Aquitaine, played by Kathleen Chalfant. It’s Christmas in the year 1183, and Henry and Eleanor are locked in a heated chess game for the future of the kingdom – using their three sons as pawns in a vicious battle of wits.
Hour One includes a conversation with historian Scott Waugh of UCLA about the real-life Henry and Eleanor; Hour Two includes a feature on famous dysfunctional families in theatre.
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